bipartite

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UK/baɪˈpɑː.taɪt/US/baɪˈpɑɹ.taɪt/

adjective

Having two parts (two principal or main parts).

“Near-synonyms: bifid, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked”

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Meanings

adjectivebipartite (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving two parts (two principal or main parts).

    Near-synonyms: bifid, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked

    Synonyms: bifid, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked

  2. not comparableHaving two participants; joint.
  3. not comparablebiologyDivided into two at the base.
  4. not comparablegraph theoryHaving vertices that can be divided into two independent sets (see bigraph)

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving two parts (two principal or main parts).

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedivided into two portions almost to the base

Similar

adjectiveinvolving two parts or elements

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbipartītus“bisected”
  2. Englishbipartite

From Latin bipartītus (“bisected”), perfect passive participle of bipartiō (“to divide into two parts, bisect”). By surface analysis, bi- + part + -ite.

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Translations

Bulgarian двуразделен
  • двуразделен (dvurazdelen)divided into two at the base
Catalan bipartit, bipartit
  • bipartithaving two parts
  • bipartithaving two participants; joint
  • bipartitdivided into two at the base
Danish todelt
  • todeltgraph theory
French biparti, bipartite
  • bipartihaving two parts
  • bipartitehaving two parts
  • bipartihaving two participants; joint
  • bipartitehaving two participants; joint
German zweiteilig, aus zwei Teilen bestehend
  • zweiteilighaving two parts
  • aus zwei Teilen bestehendhaving two parts
  • beidseitighaving two participants; joint
  • bilateralhaving two participants; joint
  • beiderseitighaving two participants; joint
  • bipartitgraph theory
Irish dúbailte
  • dúbailtehaving two parts
Italian bipartito, bipartito
  • bipartitohaving two parts
  • bipartitohaving two participants; joint
  • bipartitodivided into two at the base
  • bipartitograph theory
Polish dwuczęściowy, dwustronny
  • dwuczęściowyhaving two parts
  • dwustronnyhaving two participants; joint
  • dwudzielnydivided into two at the base
  • dwudzielnygraph theory
Russian двусторо́нний
  • двусторо́нний (dvustorónnij)having two participants; joint
Spanish bipartito, bipartito
  • bipartitohaving two parts
  • bipartitograph theory
Thai ทวิภาคี
  • ทวิภาคีhaving two participants; joint
Ukrainian двосторо́нній
  • двосторо́нній (dvostorónnij)having two participants; joint
Welsh deuddarn
  • deuddarnhaving two parts
Cite this entry
APA

bipartite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipartite

MLA

“bipartite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipartite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bipartite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipartite.

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